It took me forever, but I finally figured out the Insert Gallery mode and how it differs from Insert Picture mode. Gallery allows you to present a series of thumbnails, uploaded into your blog, that visitors can click on to see expanded pictures. You can see some examples of galleries I’ve done on my artist’s cluster blog here and here. Since a Twitter follower asked me to share, I am at last delivering on that request (now that the quirk in my wordpress that allowed me to upload nada is gone!) I’ve collected screenshots – this is for the most recent version of WordPress. While on older versions the same basic steps apply, it’s likely that it would really benefit you to upgrade if just to be more secure.
Step 1: upload your photos
After upload, the screen should look like this:
After several uploads, your menu should look like this:
Step 2: Click “save all changes.” After you hit that button, your screen should look like this:
Be sure to link thumbnails to the image file:
Step 3: type in the order in which you want your images to appear:
Step 4: indicate how many columns you would like:
After you click “insert gallery” your result should be something like what is below:
Try it out – share your galleries in comments!
